video; un: v | cw for creepy dolls i guess?

[mehanizovati]

[the video starts focused on a shelf, and on that shelf is a doll. absolutely the kind that just exudes 'listed on ebay for having the spirit of an angry victorian child in it' vibes with its dead eyes.

when viktor speaks his tone could not be more dry.] Some of you might have noticed the unpleasant dolls that, when ignored instead of bought, come to life violently. This is a matter our household is not entirely aware of because Palamedes continues to gladly buy any unpleasant doll he sets his sights upon.

[offscreen, but not like, very far offscreen (it is not a big living space), palamedes chimes in with a pointed, 'While I respect your aesthetic tastes, you're wrong, they're delightful,' that viktor will pointedly ignore as he continues.]

He will not stop bringing them. Some of them vanish after a week or two. He calls this one Sensible Bethany.

['She calls herself that, actually, I explained this already,' from the peanut gallery. the camera shifts as viktor turns to address him back]

Is this entire place not haunted enough without ugly dolls, I ask again? There is a limit, Palamedes.

[in the unfocused corner of the camera the doll absolutely turns its head to stare directly at the screen.]

Comments

[eudaimonikos]

Oooh! Yes! I totally could!

[megatheorem]

[oh fuck yeah]

Really? Do you have a— place? I can come around sometime.

[eudaimonikos]

Yeah, my old house from the dream followed me here. It's near Willful Machine -

[What follows is the kind of long description of how to locate a house you get when a city doesn't have any street names!]

I've got a dog, are you good with dogs?

[megatheorem]

A whole house? [what in hell] And that depends; is it a normal dog? I'm good with, hm—

[He spins the omni around to show Rio, Viktor's super large lizard omen, currently using his lap as a pillow. She is several dogs in size.]

Well, this. I've seen a normal dog before.

[eudaimonikos]

Oh, no, she's some kind of wolf war mount.

[He'll never stop calling her a dog though!]

She's fine, though.

[megatheorem]

[why is it always wolves]

In that case, don't worry about it at all. I keep meeting wolves and I've yet to be mauled. Odds are good.

[eudaimonikos]

Great! We'll set that up then - I own my shop, so I can open and close it whenever.

[megatheorem]

Alright, I'll make time. I'm in Willful Machine plenty of afternoons; maybe in a few days?

Do I have to bring my own supplies?

[eudaimonikos]

Sure, if you've got some. I just made my own with real magic.

[megatheorem]

[hm, should he make magic trick items out of bones... no, better not.]

I'll pick some up. Thanks for this; I'll see you in a few days.